Senate weighs oil windfall tax and consumer impact
Senators debate whether the proposed windfall tax of 227.7 billion dollars will be absorbed by oil companies or passed to consumers. Opponents argue producers bear the burden while supporters say consumers ultimately pay the windfall tax as decontrol raises prices by about one trillion dollars in the 1980s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Senate House Conference Committee
Bellman
House
Carter
U.S
L. V. Davis Files To Run In Aiken District 3
LeRoy V. Davis of Bath files with the Democratic party to seek the Aiken County Council District 3 seat. He previously served on the council from 1972 to 1976 and aims to improve elderly care. Fellow Democrats H. Michael McElhaney and Jack M. Adkison have also filed for the seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy V. Davis
Bath
Democratic Party
Aiken County
Davis
Marvin E. Dunbar
Dunbar
Valley
H. Michael McElhaney
Langley
Jack M. Adkison
Budget cuts moving toward first balanced budget in 12 years
House Budget Committee on track to back a balanced federal budget for 1981 with a $15.9 billion cut plan aimed at a $1.4 billion surplus. Chairman Rep. Robert Giaimo said inflation makes balance imperative as he faces votes on controversial cuts including ending Saturday mail delivery and dropping the state share of federal revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House Budget Committee
Carter
Robert N. Giaimo
D-Conn
Giaimo
Carter enters push for Palestinian autonomy talks
President Carter moves to spur a settlement in lagging Palestinian autonomy talks with planned mid April meetings with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin. European and Arab pressures rise as France supports self-determination and Britain explores a new UN Security Council resolution to back a Palestinian homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
United States
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
France
U.N. Security Council
Triple Crown Schedule Shows in Hitchcock Woods and Audubon Avenue
The event list runs Friday at 9 a.m. in Hitchcock Woods followed by an AIKEN HUNT MEET Saturday at 1 p.m. on the Steeplechase Track at Audubon Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken Hunt
Audubon Avenue
Laurens Street Philosopher Suggests Camelot Renaming
Have you heard Jack Rogers nicknamed King Arthur for proposing Camelot as a city name due to its beauty people friendliness and climate. The quip ties to a joke about improving driving once license out of date.
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Jack Rogers
King Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Camelot
Laurens Street
Aiken County Death Penalty Case Goes To Jury
Aiken County jurors begin deliberations on Roosevelt Bryant and Robert Hightower charged with armed robbery and murder in the Holoway deaths at Zippy Mart on Whiskey Road. Testimony covered events from Jan 3 1979 through the early hours of Jan 4 1979 with key witness accounts and defense motions shaping admissibility.
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Aiken County
Roosevelt Bryant
Robert Hightower
Charles
Mary Holoway
Holoways
College Acres
Whiskey Road
Fesse Lee Laney
Bryant
Laney
John Hamilton Staithi
Smith
Jimmy Arthurs
Hightower
Arthurs
Waffle House
Richland Avenue
Citadel Drive
Erskine
Heath
Frederick Travis Fulmer
Maxine Watkins
Aiken Triples Charity Role in Triple Crown Racing
The Shriners Jaycees and Sertoma Club stage the Aiken Triple Crown races with charity proceeds. Shriners Hospital in Greenville benefits from Harness Race funds while the Sertoma and association support Camp Sertoma Hitchcock Foundation and Helping Hands. Gates open 10 AM for 1 PM races at Clark Field. tickets range from 3 to 125 dollars with various access rights.
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Shriners
Jaycees
Sertoma Club
Aiken
Aiken Shrine Club
Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital
Greenville
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken Hunt
Aiken Sertoma Club
Milledge M. Clyatt
Ing
Two Notch Road
Audubon Road
Clark Field
Powderhouse Road
Woodruff Drug
Aiken Drug
Lominick Drug
Andy’s
Aiken Tack
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Wright Jr
Camp Sertoma
Hitchcock Foundation
Helping Hands Inc
Clyatt
Aiken Steeplechase and Hunt Association
Calcutta
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L.V. Davis
Palestine
Liken Today
Erma Bombeck
Dear
Abby
Robert Boatwright
Elizabeth Harrington
Charities
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